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Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: aboyce on June 10, 2003, 02:10:45 am: just got FS1 and silent threat today!!!;7

neway which way would be best to play the campign for the first time ported or not ported (BTW I was awere I could play the campaign by jst downloading FS port but I wanted the vids) and would I be missing anything by playing it ported?
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Flaser on June 10, 2003, 07:50:35 am: Nothing, but you'd need to transfer most of the data manually from FS1 to FS2.
....and music could be tricky.
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Goober5000 on June 10, 2003, 11:55:59 am: First play the original, then play the Port. :nod: The original has all the sound and movies anyway.
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Solatar on June 10, 2003, 11:58:39 am: Quote
Originally posted by Goober5000
First play the original, then play the Port. :nod: The original has all the sound and movies anyway.

:yes:
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Flaser on June 10, 2003, 12:49:20 pm: Actually, no Goober this time you're wrong.
Well...in a sense. You're right that the port doesn't have all the data.
But you can manually transfer what's missing from FS1 into the FS-Port.
Check their thread in the forum - they have a discussion about media availablity.
That tells you where each vp of file goes...you need VP view to do that, but IMHO that's a must have for any "FS freak" out there.
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Hippo on June 10, 2003, 01:35:14 pm: origional, then port...
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Deathstorm V2 on June 10, 2003, 02:14:53 pm: I couldnt play FS1. Id get to the lancher, hit play, and wait a week or two for something to happen. Which it never did.

Damn...
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Goober5000 on June 10, 2003, 04:40:52 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Flaser
Actually, no Goober this time you're wrong.
Well...in a sense. You're right that the port doesn't have all the data.
But you can manually transfer what's missing from FS1 into the FS-Port.
Check their thread in the forum - they have a discussion about media availablity.
That tells you where each vp of file goes...you need VP view to do that, but IMHO that's a must have for any "FS freak" out there.

eh...

I've played both FS1 and the FS1 Port. And I've played the Port with all of the FS1 data - voices, cbanims, and everything. ( I am on the Port project, after all. :ha: ) However, it took quite a bit of time to extract everything and package it up for play in FS2. While it's well worth it, it may be a little too much work for someone who's not familiar with that kind of thing.

Plus, FS1 merits play on its own sake - even if only as a dramatic foil to FS2's greatness. :)
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: vyper on June 10, 2003, 05:29:09 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Deathstorm V2
I couldnt play FS1. Id get to the lancher, hit play, and wait a week or two for something to happen. Which it never did.

Damn...

What are your system specs? What OS?
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: pyro-manic on June 10, 2003, 06:47:11 pm: Yo, Deathstorm - you need the patches for it. Find them on the official website, or if you want, I'll mail them to you. :)
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Unknown Target on June 10, 2003, 07:06:48 pm: 'Sides, the original has the original graphics engine. It kinda enhances the overall experience, even if it's not as good.
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Deathstorm V2 on June 11, 2003, 12:57:24 pm: Dont worry - I sent my copy back and it has since disappeared from the face of the Earth.

Damn... Again...
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: pyro-manic on June 12, 2003, 09:07:07 am: I guess you could get somebody to burn a copy for you, but I'm not sure if that's legal....

Anybody know anything about this? I know it's OK to do this for FS2, cos the source is public, but what about FS1?
Title: to port or not to port?
Post by: Goober5000 on June 12, 2003, 10:05:36 am: No, no, no. It's legal to do that for FS2 because the license agreement says so, not because they released the source code. I see nothing in the FS1 license that says you can copy it.